Attachment for bait-hooks, jiggers, and like angling devices.



No. 856,867. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

' J. w. HAYWARD. ATTACHMENT FOR BAIT HOOKS, JIGGERS, AND LIKE ANGLINGDEVICES.

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I fish, squids, herring pips and like entrails too UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN WILLIAM HAYTVARD, OF ST. JOHNS, NlGl/VFOUNDLAND.

ATTACHMENT FOR BAIT-HOOKS, JIGGERS, AND LIKE ANGLING DEVICES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed March 30,1906. Serial No. 308,863.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN WILLIAM I'IAY- WARD, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and a resident of St. Johns, Newfoundland, have inventedanew and Improved Attachment for Bait-Hooks, Jiggers, and Like AnglingDevices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to fishing, and its object is to provide a new andimproved attachment for bait hooks, jiggers and like angling devices,arranged to prevent depredation of the dead bait, artificial bait orlive bait by small fish, to allow convenient and safe use of the verychoicest bait, such as mussels, cockles and other shell fish, as well aswhite soft to be strung on the hook; to prevent fouling of the hook onthe bottom of the fishing grounds, and to securely hold the bait inplace for any length of time, thus requiring no hauling of lines to seewhether the hook is still baited or not.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied to anordinary bait hook, the bait being in position; Fig. 2 is a like View ofthe same, showing the bait receptacle empty; Fig. 3 is a like, butsomewhat reduced view of the improvement, showing the hook outside ofthe bait-bag to permit convenient filling of the bag with inanimatebait, and stringing the hook with live bait Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the hook; Fig. 5 is a like view of the support or holder for thebait-bag; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the eyelets for securing theshank of the support or holder for the bait-bag; Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of the improvement as applied to a double hook Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the bait receptacle holder for the double hook; Fig. 9 is aperspective view of the improvement as applied to a single hook jigger;Fig. 10 is a like view of the improvement as applied to a double hookjigger; Fig. 11 is a-perspective view of the improvement as arrangedwith a fly by inserting a feather in the bait-bag; and Fig. 12 is a likeview of the improvement as arranged with live bait strung on the hookcontained within the bait-bag.

The im'in'oved attachment for angling devices consists, essentially, ofa receptacle for the bait, preferably made in the form of a bag A of anysuitable material, such as wire, gut, silk, linen or the like andknitted, woven, spun, netted or otherwise mami'l'actured. As shown inthe drawings the bag A has its open mouth attached to the loop B of asupport B, preferably made from a single piece of spring wire, the endsB of which are engaged with a double eyelet the shank of which is gaugedby thread or wire C to the shank D of the hook D. The loop B, as shownin Figs. 1, 2 and 5, extends zmproximately at right angles to the shankl) of the hook D and a distance above the point D thereof, so that whenthe bag A is filled. with bait, then the point D of the hook I) isconcealed within the bait contained in the bag. This arrangement of thesupport B may, however, be varied as will be seen by reference to Figs.3, 7, 9, and 10, on which the loop B stands at an angle to the shank BBy the arrangement described, the bag A may be filled with choice bait,such as mussels, coekles and other shell-fish, as well as white fishsquibs, herring pips and like entrails too soft to be strung on thehook, the said bait bulging out through the open meshes of the materialof which the bag A is made, so that the bag itself is rendered invisibleto the fish.

If desired, the loop B of the frame B may be closed to close the openmouth of the bag A, and for this purpose tie-strings E may be employedfor connecting the sides of the loop B with each other and for drawingthe said sides into a closed position, it being understood that thespring wire of which the frame B is made allows such closing of the loodesired, the hook D may be moved outside of the bag A as shown in Fig.3, to allow of convenient filling of the bagA with inanimate bait andstringing of the hook D with live bait such as worms and the like. The

hook D with the live bait thereon may be returned to the bag A in casethe latter is left empty. See Fig. 12. As shown in Fig. 7, a bag A isapplied to a double hook, and in this case the support is made double asplainly shown in Figs. 7 and 8, and the front 33 of the loop is adaptedto open for the insertion of It is understood that in angling largefish,

the hook and bait are usually swallowedwhole by the fish.

I do not limit myself to the particular shape and form of the bag andits support and the means for attaching the latter to the anglingdevice, as the bag and support may be varied without deviating from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. An angling device provided with a flexible bag ofreticulated material adapted to receive bait and arranged at the anglinghook.

2. An attachment for fish hooks, jiggers and like angling devices,comprising a bait receptacle of flexible reticulated material, and meansfor attaching it to the angling device.

3. An attachment for fish hooks, jiggers and like angling devices,comprising a bag, and a support engaging the mouth of the bag andadapted to be fastened to the angling device.

4. An attachment for fish hooks, jiggers and like angling devices,comprising an open mesh fabric bag, a wire support engaging the mouth ofthe bag, and means for securing the said support to the angling device.

5. An attachment for fish hooks, jiggers and like angling devices,comprising an open mesh fabric bag, a wire support engaging the mouth ofthe bag, means for securing the said A attached by the support to thefishing device, and means connected with the support for closing themouth of the bag. l 6. An attachment for hooks, jiggers and like anglingdevices, comprising a bag of an 1 open mesh fabric for containing thebait and the hook, a wire frame having a loop on which the mouth of thebag is attached, and means for securing the wire frame to the shank ofthe angling device.

7. An attachment for a fish hook, comprising a bag for containing thebait, and a wire frame carrying the said bag, a double eyelet engaged bythe ends of the Wire frame, and l means for fastening the eyelet inplace in the l shank of the hook.

8. An attachment for a double fish hook, comprising a bag for containingthe bait, a wire frame attached to the shank of the hook, l the said baghaving its mouth attached to the said wire frame, one side of which canbe opened for placing the bait into the bag, and

means for holding the open side of the frame in a closed position.

9. The combination of a fish hook with a flexible pocket attached to theshank thereof, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a fish hook with a flexible pocket attached tothe shank thereof with its open end turned toward the top of l the hook,substantially as described.

11. The combination of a fish hook With a flexible open work pocketattached to the shank thereof and having its open end turned toward thetop of the hook, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name .to this specification in thepresence of l two subscribing witnesses.

l JOHN WILLIAM HAYWARD. Witnesses:

! HENRY FRANoIs BRADHEAD,

l A. DOUGLAS PARSONS.

